Friday, January 20, 2006

What are some of the funnest places/museums in new york city? -

Fun in New York City? Good luck! This place is as boring as watching paint dry. I kid, I kid, but just know that there will ALWAYS be something to do that is fun in New York City; you will never be bored when you are here.Go visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, two landmarks of New York City. To get there by the ferry, you need to purchase round-trip ferry tickets at Castle Clinton National Monument in Lower Manhattan. Ferries from New York operate on a loop, stopping first at Liberty Island and then at Ellis Island before returning to Battery Park, New York.Directions to get the ferry dock:http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/pu��Go visit the Empire State Building, one of the many landmarks of our city. It is located at 350 5th Avenue. To get there by MTA subway, take the 1, 2, or 3 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) to 34th Street/Penn Station. Or take the B, D, F, N, Q, R or Path to 34th Street/Avenue of the Americas.Go walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, which is, if I m correct, which I might not be, is the oldest structure in the city. If not the oldest structure, the oldest bridge. To get there, and walk across it, take the 4, 5, or 6 to the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall stop. Another option would be to take the J, M, or Z to Chambers Street.Go visit Coney Island, the home of the world famous Cyclone roller coaster. The amusement park will be closed, especially in the winter time, but the aquarium is open year-round, and sometimes the pier is open, so you can get some snacks -- they have fantastic corn dogs on the pier. To get there by train, take the D, Q N or F train to Stillwell Avenue, which is the last stop. This takes about 45 minutes from midtown Manhattan, and sometimes longer, depending on where you are coming from.Go for a ride on the Circle Line. There are numerous different cruises �C one is the Full Island Cruise, which takes you around Manhattan on a three-hour cruise. The Semi-Circle Cruise sets sail on a two-hour cruise down the Hudson offering a stunning panoramic of the famed New York skyline and a close-up view of Lady Liberty. The Liberty Cruise turns 75-minutes into a quick and inspirational way to see New York��s highlights from the water. There is also a Harbor Lights Evening Cruise, which allows you to view the hotspots of New York City from the water at night. Then, there is The Beast. It��s a boat that travels at forty-five miles per hour down the river to the Statue of Liberty. Both cruises are fun and informational, and are a great way to kill some time if you don��t have anything to do.Here is the Circle Line schedule:http://www.circleline42.com/site/schedul��Circle Line special events:http://www.circleline42.com/site/browse.��Go to visit some museums. There are so many, that listing directions to all of them would be a waste of your time and my time, so instead, I will give you a list where there is a list of all the museums of New York City. You can pick some that sound interesting, and then you can find directions to that place, either from the website, or from Google, simply by typing in directions to and insert the museum you would like to go to beside it. Museums in New York City http://www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.ht����New York City Zoos and Aquariums��http://gonyc.about.com/od/zoosaquariums/�� Top 25 New York Boutiques http://nymag.com/visitorsguide/shopping/����Top 25 New York Shopping Destinations��http://nymag.com/visitorsguide/shopping/����Shopping in New York City��http://gonyc.about.com/od/shopping/Shopp�� Best New York Boutiques As voted by customershttp://newyork.citysearch.com/bestof/win�� The Top 100 Boutiques in New York http://www.luckymag.com/sites/cityguides����Best New York City Picks��http://nymag.com/bestofny/food/��The Best Restaurants in NYC��http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/rest����New York City Attractions��http://www.lovetoeatandtravel.com/site/u����Things to do in New York City��http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-27��All the best ?

May I recommend a few.Landmarks-Empire State Building-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the Crossroads of the World )-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area-United Nations-Central Park-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the world)-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)Museums-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 82nd to East 103rd Streets)-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)-MoMa-Whitney Museum of American Art-New Museum of Contemporary Art-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum-American Craft Museum-Museum of American Folk Art-Museum of the Moving Image-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)-The Municipal Art SocietyI hope this infomration is very helpful.Good luckNative New Yorker

The NYC Sex Museum, the MOMA, and Museum of Natural History. /Times Square, Soho, Rocafeller Center, Union Square, and China Town, Yankees stadium, Bronx Zoo, Brooklyn Bridge, and riding Staten Island Ferry (it s free)

Secluded places to star gaze and see the city lights in LA? -

I live in pasadena, ca I love finding new places to get away and watch the stars and city lights... Any new ideas of where to go? I know Griffith park is a good place to see the city lights but I m looking for more of a secluded place. Kinda like that little dirt path in Altadena you walk too and you sit on dirt no one is around (unless they know about the place but it s pretty small and normally people let you be alone) and you see everything upto the ocean and all.... Kinda looking to find a new place to check out like that. :) any ideas?

The two activities don t go together. If you want to see city lights you won t see many stars because of all the light pollution, and if you want to see lots of stars you ll be too far from any city to see many lights.My best compromise is on Hwy 14 between Lancaster and Mojave about 2 miles north of Rosamond. You re far enough from town to see thousands of stars, but close enough to Lancaster / Palmdale to see a wonderful light show in the valley below.

Angels Point, Elysian Park.Mulholland Drive, just west of the 101 freeway.Angeles Crest Highway, once it opens up again, about 5 miles up from the base of the highway.

The Lookout Roadhouse in Lake Elsinore is probably too far, but you can see stars and the bright lights of Lake Elsinore. The Ortega Highway is always a nice scenic drive, it s even more fun if you have a sports car or a motorcycle. Mulholland Highway, not Mulholland Drive, also has some great places to see stars. It s a very winding road that drops you onto PCH in northern Malibu. It s popular with people on motorcycles and sports cars too. The Rock Store is a popular place to stop for a snack or a drink. They aren t very friendly to non-motorcycle or cool car people though.

What are some places i can visit in New york / new jersey that are sort of international? -

for example the united nations... my international business club goes there every year but we want to go somewhere different this time..

Rockerfeller Center has a lot of international-themed buildings and elements. Check this out - http://www.museumplanet.com/tour.php/nyc��I am pretty sure you can have some sort of tour where these are pointed out to your group. And then you can have a lunch at one of the many restaurants there.How does this sound?

How about the International House Of Pancakes? There s one on Livingston St. in Brooklyn!! ;-)